Decimal (unit)

A decimal (also spelled decimel) is a unit of area in India and Bangladesh approximately equal to 1/100 acre (40.46 m²). After metrication in the mid-20th century by both countries, the unit became officially obsolete. Especially among the rural population in Northern Bangladesh and West Bengal, it is still in use. 1 decimal in Bihar equals to 435 sq feet.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The unit is also commonly used in Uganda, especially in urban areas where land-sales are booming and traded plots are getting smaller and smaller.

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[1] "three decimal land (1,306 square feet)".

[2] "sq feet decimal" (PDF).

[3] ttp://www.ndtv.com/india-news/25-679-mahadalit-landless-families-to-get-plots-in-bihar-587232

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